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HILTON

Origin: English

Coat of Arms:

Silver with two horizontal blue bars.

Crest:

Moses head in profile.

The history of the hilton family goes back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon
culture of Britain. It is derived from the family living in the parish
of Hilton found in several locations including Derby, Dorset, Durham,
Stafford and the North Riding of Yorkshire. The Surname hilton is a
topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a
physical feature such as a hill. In this case the original bearers of
the surname hilton lived in the hill-town.

Spelling variations include: Hilton, Hylton and others.

First
found in Durham where they were seated from very ancient times, some
say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at
Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this name or
some of its variants were: Hugh Hilton settled in Virginia in 1619; a
year before the "Mayflower"; Mary Hilton settled in Plymouth Mass. in
1623; William Hilton settled in Plymouth with his wife and two children
in 1623.

First
found in Durham where they were seated from very ancient times, some
say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at
Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Some of
the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Hugh
Hilton settled in Virginia in 1619; a year before the "Mayflower"; Mary
Hilton settled in Plymouth Mass. in 1623; William Hilton settled in
Plymouth with his wife and two children in 1623.

The
full
mantle consists of the shield displaying the arms that was given to the
person bearing this surname; a banner with surname; a helmet; and family
crest [if known]. See a sample of full mantle by - at right.
Normally the crest is displayed atop the helmet. To order a full
mantle with
coat of arms and family crest click here